Abstract: An integral revolution clutch is provided wherein a motor rotates a drive pulley which continuously drives an idler pulley through a belt. A drive shaft is provided with a segment of a circle thereon connectable to the idler pulley by means of the belt. A spring means urges the segment into contact with the belt and a stop means normally prevents contact. When the stop means is deactivated, the segment is drawn between the belt and the pulley, causing the shaft on which the segment is located to make an integral number of revolutions until the stop means is restored. In a similar manner, power can be taken directly from the drive pulley.
Abstract: A combination plumbing fixture is provided for institutional use which combines a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain. Both the water and the waste connections are made through the floor, making it adaptable for use in buildings which do not have a pipe chase.
Abstract: A computer terminal including a printer including a heat sensitive sheet across which a thermal head having a vertical column of resistors can move with appropriate electrical energization controlled by a keyboard to effect character printing on the sheet, and also to generate a coded output for transmission to and from a computer at a central station.
Abstract: A machine for disassembling cartridges is provided wherein the inertia of the bullet pulls the bullet from the cartridge case so that the bullet, cartridge case, and powder can be recovered undamaged.
Abstract: A method and equipment to implement said method for the production of microbes on a solid or liquid substrate, particularly mushroom mycelium growing on a grain substrate, the latter known as "mushroom spawn", are provided wherein the spawn is grown in a transparent, heat sterilizable plastic bag with a temporary screw-on closure thereon. The finished spawn is prepared for market merely by removing the reusable temporary closure and closing the top of the plastic bag container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 1976
Date of Patent:
June 7, 1977
Inventors:
Benjamin B. Stoller, John C. Azzolini, Jr.
Abstract: A magnetically actuated cat door is provided wherein the owner's cat can wear a magnet and go freely in and out of the door while other cats are effectively barred from entering.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 2, 1976
Date of Patent:
May 10, 1977
Inventors:
Richard W. Beckett, Marian P. McBride, Michael B. Johnson
Abstract: A plant moisture indicator is provided comprising a piece of wood cut across the grain with a moisture retardant substance applied to one side of the indicator, whereby the indicator will tend to bend in the presence of moisture and straighten up when dry. Preferably the device is constructed in the form of a U having two such opposed members, whereby the U will close in the presence of moisture and open in the absence of moisture.
Abstract: A separating device is provided for multiple layer business forms which consist of long, super-imposed webs with perforations thereon which enable one set of forms to be retrieved as individual sheets while another set of forms is separated as a continuous, zig-zag web. The margin perforations may be removed from one or both sheets.
Abstract: A press loader is disclosed having two reciprocating tables. One table is unloaded and loaded while the press is acting upon the other table and the position of the tables is then reversed for a repitition of the operation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 1975
Date of Patent:
January 18, 1977
Assignee:
Benruth Engineering & Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Abstract: A double-walled metal building is provided wherein the exterior walls snap into place. The exterior walls are formed of panels which have inturned lips at each side which fit into mating slots and the bottom is provided with clips to hold the bottom of the panel in place. The panel is secured by a top cap which covers the tops of both the interior and the exterior walls, locking the structure together. The only fastening elements which must be installed by workmen are self-tapping screws holding the top cap in place.
Abstract: A simplified burster mechanism for perforated forms is provided wherein the burster can be adjusted to separate forms of different sizes in a simplified manner.
Abstract: A hair clip or the like is provided of the type having two metal jaws hinged together at a pivot point and having finger extensions beyond the pivot point with a spring tending to keep the jaws closed. The clip of the present invention utilizes a novel pivot joint and spring holder.
Abstract: A total shoulder prosthesis is provided giving greater freedom of movement than structures heretofor available. The invention also includes a novel humeral component which can be used for a partial prosthesis.
Abstract: Flat pod rogues are removed from snap bean seed stock by a mechanical separation process wherein the seeds are first sized through a plurality of round holes and each size category is then further sized on slotted screens wherein the size of the slots is slightly smaller than the diameter of the round holes through which that size of beans passed, whereby the flat seeds pass through the slots and the round seeds are retained on the screen. Preferably, the slotted screens have diverging slots with a plurality of separate bins thereunder whereby the roundest seeds will travel farthest on the rods and beans can be divided into several degrees of roundness.
Abstract: An alignment device for bi-fold doors is provided which consists of wedge-shaped members fastened to the bottom of the door. The complimentary wedge-shaped members engage each other and pull the bottom edge of the door into alignment and are substantially invisible from either side of the door.
Abstract: A trolling depthometer is provided in the form of a small, clip-on device for fastening to the end of a fishing pole. Preferably, the device is made in two parts so it can be readily disassembled and carried in a tackle box.
Abstract: A newspaper vending machine is provided which is coin operated and which discharges a single paper on each operation of the coin mechanism, preventing theft of papers.
Abstract: A display stand or pole holder is provided wherein the stand is made substantially in its entirety from wire sections which are welded together. The stand can be folded to lie substantially flat so that it can be shipped in a carton of minimum size. The stand can be easily erected without the use of tools by the user.
Abstract: A combined auxiliary cab and tonneau cover is provided for a pickup truck. The auxiliary unit is easy to attach and detach from a vehicle and provides positive locking of the truck bed. The space enclosed by the auxiliary cab can be used as a children's seat or as cargo space.